KAYSTONE GmbH · Basel · Switzerland
Hands-on Executive Board Leadership driving Medical Innovation to Commercial Success. Realizing sustainable value for all stakeholders across MedTech, Diagnostics and Digital Health.
Founder & Managing Director, KAYSTONE GmbH
I combine more than 25 years of operational and strategic leadership experience in HealthTech with the deep perspective of a licensed physician, business economist, and certified board member. As Senior Vice President at Roche and General Manager at Abbott, as a board member of successful start-ups, and as lead advisor on high-profile mandates for leading private-equity investors in HealthTech, I have delivered significant commercial success at top executive level — from sustainable portfolio strategy and precise go-to-market execution concepts to value-creating partnerships.
With KAYSTONE, I bring this experience together as a hands-on operational partner for start-ups, scale-ups, and investors seeking to turn medical innovation into sustainable commercial success.
I guide founders and CEOs toward commercial scale — with precise go-to-market strategies and active partnership management at the board level.
I de-risk investments and accelerate asset growth — from commercial due diligence to post-acquisition implementation.
As an interim manager and transformation partner, I guide life-science SMEs through critical phases of change and strategic market repositioning.
Classic consultants analyze, interim managers administer. KAYSTONE brings strategy directly into execution — with full commitment and as an entrepreneurial partner at eye level.
Deep front-line and headquarters experience with a proven track record at Roche (Senior Vice President) and Abbott (General Manager) — focused on MedTech, Diagnostics, and Digital Health.
Licensed physician with a medical doctorate, business economist, and certified board member — scientific depth meets entrepreneurial practice.
Focused, execution-driven, measurable — with the consistency and reliability that the HealthTech market expects.
I work as an operational partner, not an external consultant. Engagement, commitment, and shared success come first.
A selection of successful projects, board mandates, and operational partnerships.
Expert articles and analyses by and with Dr. Kay Brunner on health and innovation.
New articles coming soon.
LinkedInInsights into the KAYSTONE network: current developments, financing rounds, and HealthTech initiatives from our partner companies as well as from KAYSTONE.
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LinkedInDo you have a HealthTech venture that needs entrepreneurial leadership and pragmatic execution? I look forward to a personal conversation.
